I found I could apply another "coat" as soon as the coat was dry. Had to wait longer with water as a solvent, with alcohol, it was much quicker, but not healthy for me. With water, a heat gun would help evaporate the moisture in the wood.Don't use aniline dye as it fades with sun and time.

Because the finish I used was so fragile, I was used to seeing them more beat up than this guy's above. So long as they were still in one piece, they were good with me. Folks used to be embarrassed to show them to me. My feeling was they couldn't be more beat up than Bill Monroe's...

Like Bill, he never was swayed by another instrument in 17 years. That's attachment. Still, it is refreshing to see someone that knows how to take care of an instrument in this "thow-away age"...

Shop wasn't big enough to have 2 people working in it.Take a look at my website. I do have 2 books that I wrote.Have severe COPD at this point and shop is half sold off. Haven't built an instrument in 4 years. A couple of the old guitars are being put together for me.

BTW, Frank Wakefield was about to go on stage (84 years old!!) last week, when he hit his head and cut it open. Being a trooper, Frank went on stage and played 2 sets, then went to the hospital and got stitched up!

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